The BMW 340i Touring is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine located in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
The 340i Touring forms part of BMW's F31 LCI model series.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 322 bhp (326 PS/240 kW) of power at 5500-6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 1380-5000 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1690 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 250 km/h (155 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 9.0/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 158.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2810 mm | 110.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1531 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Length | 4633 mm | 182.4 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1690 kg | 3726 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.70 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2998 cc (182.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 94.6 mm
3.23 × 3.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 326 PS (322 bhp) (240 kW) at 5500-6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 1380-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 80.1 kW/litre 108.9 ps/litre 107.4 bhp/litre 1.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.1 Nm/litre
1.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1886.2 kPa (273.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 193.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 142.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 190.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.04 kg/kW 11.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.0/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/5.5/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/18.2/14.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 31.4/51.4/41.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.1/42.8/34.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 158.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 98W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 98W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 422444 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F31 LCI | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 BMW 340i Touring added 2015-05-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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